Kenya Emergency Care Implementation Guide
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Kenya Emergency Care Implementation Guide, published by Digital Health Agency (DHA), Kenya. This guide is not an authorized publication; it is the continuous build for version 0.1.0 built by the FHIR (HL7® FHIR® Standard) CI Build. This version is based on the current content of https://github.com/IntelliSOFT-Consulting/Kenya-Emergency-FHIR-IG/ and changes regularly. See the Directory of published versions

CodeSystem: Emergency ABCDE Assessment Field

Official URL: https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-abcde-field Version: 0.1.0
Active as of 2026-08-07 Computable Name: EMABCDEFieldCS

Identifies the specific structured field carried by a component on EMABCDEAssessmentObservation. Which fields are applicable depends on the parent Observation.code (airway/breathing/circulation/disability/exposure).

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

  • This CodeSystem is not used here; it may be used elsewhere (e.g. specifications and/or implementations that use this content)

This case-sensitive code system https://fhir.dha.go.ke/ig/emergency/CodeSystem/em-abcde-field defines the following codes:

CodeDisplay
airway-obstruction-cause Airway - obstruction cause
chest-rise-pattern Breathing - chest rise pattern
trachea-position Breathing - trachea position
breath-sounds-left Breathing - left breath sounds
breath-sounds-right Breathing - right breath sounds
capillary-refill-seconds Circulation - capillary refill time
skin-findings Circulation - skin findings
jvd Circulation - jugular venous distension
pulses Circulation - pulse quality/asymmetry
fluids-given-volume Circulation - IV fluids given (volume)
fluids-type Circulation - IV fluids given (type)
blood-ordered Circulation - blood ordered
ecg-done Circulation - ECG done
avpu Disability - AVPU
pupil-size-left Disability - left pupil size
pupil-size-right Disability - right pupil size
pupil-reactivity-left Disability - left pupil reactivity
pupil-reactivity-right Disability - right pupil reactivity
moves-extremities Disability - limbs moved spontaneously
fully-exposed Exposure - fully exposed